rē'ûm

Akkadian

Root
r-'-y
1 term

Etymology

Compare Arabic رَاعٍ (rāʕin, “herdsman”) and Biblical Hebrew רֹעֶה (roʕɛ́, “herdsman”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /reːˈʔuːm/

Noun

rē'ûm m (base rē'i, plural rē'û) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. participle of 𒊑𒂍𒌝 (re'ûm, “to pasture”):
   1. shepherd, herdsman
   2. (transferred) shepherd, protector (of humanity, of the land, etc.)

Alternative forms

• rē'û (non-mimated)
• rē'ium (Old Akkadian)
• rā'ûm, rā'û
• rēyûm, rēyû

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉺𒇻 (SIPA) 𒇽𒉺𒇻 (LU₂.SIPA)	𒊑𒄿𒌝 (re-i-um) 𒊑𒅀𒌝 (re-ya-um) 𒊑𒂍𒌝 (re-e₂-um)

References

• “rē'û”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011